Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja Wizard
Menace
Whenever Nashi deals combat damage to a player, you mill that many cards. You may put any number of legendary and/or enchantment cards from among them into your hand. If you put no cards into your hand this way, put a +1/+1 counter on Nashi.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #9114
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark puts a repeatable graveyard-to-hand or graveyard-to-cast effect on a creature, which is meaningful card advantage stapled to a body. The cost is that the effect is gated behind combat damage to a player, making it irrelevant the moment the board clogs up.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Nashi, Searcher in the Dark fits best in Rat typal lists and graveyard-value shells where hitting a player repeatedly is realistic — think evasion-heavy builds or decks that already clear the way with sacrifice effects. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but constructed formats demand more immediate impact than a three-mana 2/2 with a conditional trigger provides. Nashi won't see competitive play in any of those formats; it's a Commander card wearing a Standard-legal frame.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Nashi, Searcher in the Dark is bulk, and that price reflects its narrow application. It's a safe pickup for anyone building around it, with essentially no financial downside, but don't expect the price to move unless Rat typal gets a significant new piece.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.